The Texas legislature has passed a bill allowing employees to keep guns locked in their cars while at work. Lawmakers also had considered allowing concealed handguns to be carried onto college campuses. The legislation begs a question: does it do good or harm to have thousands of Texans legally carrying concealed handguns? KHOU 11 News [...]
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Texas Gov. Signs Guns in Parking Lots Bill
You can start bringing your guns to work on September 1st, but you must leave them in your car. Governor Perry signed SB 321 into law. It prevents companies from telling employees they can’t keep a gun in their car on company property. That way, whether taking off on a long hunting weekend or just [...]
Texas Senate Approves Campus Carry
The Texas Senate on Monday passed a measure that would make the Lone Star State the second after Utah to specifically allow guns on college campuses. The proposal, which would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry guns into buildings at public colleges, now heads to the Texas House, where it has broad support. Read [...]
Texas House Backs Bill to Allow Guns in Employer Parking Lots
In the Texas House, Republican members are often faithful supporters of issues important to the gun and business lobbies. On Tuesday, they had to choose between the two. And guns won. With a voice vote, the House passed Senate Bill 321, which was sponsored by Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt, R-Lexington. Before the debate, he had swapped [...]
Texas House Committee Approves Open Carry of Handguns
The House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety wants to take the concealed part out of concealed handgun licenses. Read more at the Houston Chronicle
University of Texas PB Prepares for Campus Carry
Linda Autry, a faculty senate member at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, said the faculty senate is concerned over the safety of students and faculty in the event of a shooting, such as the one in 2007 at Virginia Tech that left 33 people dead. “In the event of an incident, if quite a few people [...]
Concealed Carry Coming to Texas College Campuses
Legislation allowing licensed concealed firearms on college campuses has been introduced in the Texas House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Joe Driver would allow Texas residents already licensed to carry under state law to have the same right to self-defense on college campuses as they do elsewhere in Texas. “A lot of people [...]
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